Boosting the efficiency of suspended photocatalysts for overall water splitting

Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters

Volumn 5, Issue 15, 2014, Pages 2510-2511

  Osterloh, Frank E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

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EID: 84905734811     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19487185     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jz501342j     Document Type: Note

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